Bush Mill Railway

The Bush Mill Railway was a RailGauge|15 gauge miniature railway, situated 2km from Port Arthur, in Tasmania. It opened in 1986.The Railway News Vol.53 No.2 July, 2004 p46]

Route

The Bush Mill Railway climbed steeply through a series of loops and zig zags up a hillside, then across a spectacular Serpentine Bridge. A half-size replica of the world's first Beyer-Garratt locomotive, North-East Dundas Tramway, Tasmania's K1, was constructed to operate on the line in 1990. [The Railway News Vol.45 No. 6 December, 1993 p147]

Settlement

A replica settlement was established which featured a 19th century sawmill and a number of items which were directly related to the logging tramways which once dotted much of Tasmania. [The Railway News Vol.49 No.2 June/July, 1997 p50]

It closed on 30 June, 2004.

Locomotives

The Railway also had 5 semi-open coaches and 2 coal wagons, these have also become part of the collection at the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway

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